renitence

Possibly Broderick would have forgotten the blush had it not have been for the swift change of expression in her eyes: a certain fear followed by a concentrated renitence; and at the same moment he had remembered that he had met Rush once or twice at the Crumleys' during the summer and thought him quite the favoured guest.

Renitence, ren′i-tens, or rē-nī′tens, n. the resistance of a body to pressure: disinclination—also Ren′itency.—adj.

When, therefore, we see the Board of Ebony, or of other Matter, more grave than the Water, to stay in the Confines of the Water and Air, without submerging, we must have recourse to some other Originall, for the investing the Cause of that Effect, than to the breadth of the Figure, unable to overcome the Renitence with which the Water opposeth Division, since there is no Resistance; and from that which is not in being, we can expect no Action.

I say farther, that in case it were really true, that the Renitence to Division were the proper Cause of swimming, the Were Renitence the cause of Natation, breadth of Figure would hinder the swiming of Bodies.

But if as well in water as in Air, there be no Renitence against simple Division, how can we say, that the water is easlier divided than the Air?